few questions

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My first question is..I work in a LTC facility. I have to be at work at 7am so I usually go to bed between 9-10pm, but last night I was up until 1am..I just could not sleep. When I got to work this morning I found out that a resident had died. When I was trying to go to sleep I kept seeing old people (like little wrinkle faces and body forms, but not a certain face..like never saw eyes or anything..just like mouths and stuff.) Well I never took care of the pt but did often just talk to his family and say hi and things like that..Do you think that I kind of knew? have you ever done this...little strange..I know but just curious.

My second Question is that I was hired PRN and am on a list for the first full time position that become available. Well I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and every other weekend from 7am to 3pm. Sounds like full time to me yet I can't get benefits or PTO. What do you think I should do? Should I mention this to the DON or what?

Thanks

Agnus

2,719 Posts

If you think you knew then you knew. Not everything can easily be explained scientifically. There may be a psyc thing

or maybe you picked up bits of information that your brain was processing and you were not consciously aware that you knew.

Yes talk to the DON.

sjoe

2,099 Posts

Specializes in Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg.

That facility, like most, probably has a certain number of "official" full-time slots, which are presently filled. So it hires per diem (PRN) people to complete the work schedule.

You are one of them. You might work 7 days a week, but are still in a per diem position (no benefits, but usually paying more per hour than regular full-time jobs in order to compensate).

If you are already on the list for the next full-time slot, there is nothing to talk to your DON about, except to let him/her know of your continuing interest in becoming full-time, should such a position open.

Agnus

2,719 Posts

sjoe, I think you are making some assumptions here. It can't hurt to talk. The worst that can happen is she comfirms what you just said.

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